Niels Wilhelmsen
Birth Date
On 1824 April 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1881 August 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Føvling, Tyrsting, Skanderborg, Denmark
1824 April 21
Mother
Else Nielsen Bach
Father
Wilhelm Christensen
Date Details
Occurred On 1824 April 21
Married
Ann Kirstine Nielsen
1854 May 5 (Age 30)
Baptized by
Frederick Phister
1854 August 30 (Age 30)
Traveled in
Samuel A. Woolley Company (1861)
1861 July 12 – September 22 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Eliza Wilhelmina Wilhelmsen (Age 6)
Ann Kirstine Nielsen (Age 39)
Christian William Wilhelmsen (Age 3)
Dan Nephi Wilhelmsen (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1861 July 12
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 September 22
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1865 May 2 – 1867 June 13 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
St. Charles, Bear Lake Valley, Idaho Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Location Served
Traveling Elder, counselor in mission presidency
Date Details
Started On 1865 May 2
Set Apart
On 1865 August 2
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1867 June 13
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Leonard G. Rice Company (1867)
1867 August 11 – October 5 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1867 August 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1867 October 5
Company Arrived
Married
Kirstine Margrett Stephensen
1868 June 27 (Age 44)
Called as President to
Scandinavian Mission
1879 April 29 – 1881 August 1 (Age 55)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Date Details
Started On 1879 April 29
Set Apart
On 1879 August 19
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1881 August 1
Released
Died in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1881 August 1 (Age 57)
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Niels Wilhelmsen (1824 - 1881) Profile
Niels Wilhelmsen (1824 - 1881)
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Person
1880 Utah Census
1880 Utah Census.
Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017
"Karen Camilla Moller Sorenson", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.
Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916
Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916.
Ogden Herald
"Death of President Wilhelmsen.", Ogden Herald, (4 August 1881), Page 3.
Saints By Sea
"Niels Wilhelmsen. ID: 60894", Saints By Sea.
Mission
First Presidency (John Taylor) correspondence, 1877-1887
First Presidency (John Taylor) correspondence, 1877-1887, Page 57.
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Wilhelmsen, Niels", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 564.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 29 April 1879, Vol. B, Page 48, Line 1902.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. B, Page 8, Line 291.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 29 April 1879, Vol. A, Page 45, Line 1902.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 June 1879, Vol. B, Page 50, Line 1978.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. A, Page 7, Line 291.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 June 1879, Vol. A, Page 46, Line 1978.
Mormon Migration, Brigham Young University
Mormon Migration, Brigham Young University.
Niels Wilhelmsen journals, 1865-1867; 1880-1881, Church History Library
Niels Wilhelmsen journals, 1865-1867; 1880-1881, Church History Library.
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920, Vol. 1, 2, Page 60, 217.
Pioneer
Ancestors of Elizabeth Emma Nielson Andrus
Ancestors of Elizabeth Emma Nielson Andrus. 1970. Page 204-8.
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Genealogical surveys of LDS members: autobiographies and ancestors
"Wilhelmsen, Niels", Genealogical surveys of LDS members: autobiographies and ancestors, 33, Page 213.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 22 September 1861, Page 2.
Jensen, Jens Iver, "Biographical sketch of the life of Jens Iver Jensen," 7
Jensen, Jens Iver, "Biographical sketch of the life of Jens Iver Jensen," 7.
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Jenson, Andrew, History of the Scandinavian Mission, Salt Lake City, Deseret News Press, 1927
Jenson, Andrew, History of the Scandinavian Mission, Salt Lake City, Deseret News Press, 1927, Page 199.
Peter Nielsen journal
Peter Nielsen journal, June.
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Samuel A. Woolley diary, 1879 September-1881 December
Samuel A. Woolley diary, 1879 September-1881 December.
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Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.
The Semi-weekly telegraph
"Arrived", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (10 October 1867), 2. Page 2.
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Wilhelmsen, Niels, Journals 1865-1867; 1880-1881
Wilhelmsen, Niels, Journals 1865-1867; 1880-1881.
